by suemac23
Fri May 09, 2014 3:32 am
I was contacted in February 2014 by e-mail by Sandra Miller <[email protected]> offering an advertisement in Discover Europe Magazine:
"Dear Sir / Madam,
We are the publishers of Discover Europe Magazine, one of Europe’s most flamboyant travel magazines, with over 110.500 copies distributed 6 times a year!
In April we launch our France – Bed and Breakfast special with more than 25 pages dedicated to France.
Around 4-6 pages will be dedicated to your area. Therefore we are addressing you to invite you to participate as an Advertiser in our magazine with special rates for this issue only.
Advertisers get a free link to their websites in our monthly newsletter.
Advertising rates starts at Euro 89,00 only for a 1/4 page advertisement.
We can create the artwork for you in case you don’t have an advertisement ready. (at no extra charge)
Discover Europe Magazine is a leading international magazine focusing on the best European travel destinations.
With subscribers in over 15 countries, Discover Europe Magazine has been bringing the world's most exciting continent to traveller's door steps since 2012.
For more information about advertising have a look at the attached Rate Card.
Our website http://www.discover-europe-magazine.com for more information about the magazine.
Thank you for your time and looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Miller
Advertising Manager
[email protected]"
It all looked very genuine, so I duly paid my money via PayPal. I chased the artwork for the ad which they had promised to produce several times during March to which they respnded that everything was on schedule. However, by April I had become suspicious so I contacted Paypal to try to get my money back. They conducted an investigation but have refused to refund my money.
"Sandra Miller" is no longer responding to my e-mails and the phone number on their website has been disconnected.
Any one else been caught by this? Anyone any ideas as to where else I can turn to try to get a refund?
"Dear Sir / Madam,
We are the publishers of Discover Europe Magazine, one of Europe’s most flamboyant travel magazines, with over 110.500 copies distributed 6 times a year!
In April we launch our France – Bed and Breakfast special with more than 25 pages dedicated to France.
Around 4-6 pages will be dedicated to your area. Therefore we are addressing you to invite you to participate as an Advertiser in our magazine with special rates for this issue only.
Advertisers get a free link to their websites in our monthly newsletter.
Advertising rates starts at Euro 89,00 only for a 1/4 page advertisement.
We can create the artwork for you in case you don’t have an advertisement ready. (at no extra charge)
Discover Europe Magazine is a leading international magazine focusing on the best European travel destinations.
With subscribers in over 15 countries, Discover Europe Magazine has been bringing the world's most exciting continent to traveller's door steps since 2012.
For more information about advertising have a look at the attached Rate Card.
Our website http://www.discover-europe-magazine.com for more information about the magazine.
Thank you for your time and looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Miller
Advertising Manager
[email protected]"
It all looked very genuine, so I duly paid my money via PayPal. I chased the artwork for the ad which they had promised to produce several times during March to which they respnded that everything was on schedule. However, by April I had become suspicious so I contacted Paypal to try to get my money back. They conducted an investigation but have refused to refund my money.
"Sandra Miller" is no longer responding to my e-mails and the phone number on their website has been disconnected.
Any one else been caught by this? Anyone any ideas as to where else I can turn to try to get a refund?
